According to Mehr’s reporter, Porto had a good start in this Champions League season and managed to overcome Shakhtar Donetsk in the first week in an away game with a score of 3-1. Mehdi Taremi, the Iranian star of this team, managed to score one of his team’s three goals in this match.
Last season, the Barcelona football team finished third with seven points in the group that included Bayern Munich, Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv and failed to advance to the next stage. After this big failure, Xavi players are planning to make history in a different way this year. They won their first game against Belgian Antwerp in a home game with a score of 5-0 and tonight they want to get their second victory against Porto. Without a doubt, Xavi does not want to repeat the bitter experience of last year. Although it seems a bit early to place Barcelona among the main contenders for the championship, they are determined to present themselves as a contender.
Tarami is Porto’s strength in European competitions
Mehdi Taremi, the Iranian star of the Porto team, who was on the verge of leaving Porto and going to Serie A during the transfer season, can be the key to his team’s victory against Barcelona tonight. Tarami, who has gained a lot of experience in the European Champions League and is known as a poisonous striker, has managed to score 5 goals in these competitions so far. Taremi’s first goal in the Champions League was scored against Chelsea in the 2021-2020 season and he was nominated for the Puskash Award. He has a history of scoring against Liverpool, Juventus and Shakhtar Donetsk in these competitions and tonight he is determined to shine against Barcelona.
Barcelona must contain Taremi
“Jordi Carne”, journalist and sports analyst, discussed tonight’s game in an article and said: If Barcelona wants to have a good start in the European Champions League and reach the elimination stage, they should keep an eye on Taremi in tonight’s game. If they can stop Mehdi at the Estadio Dragao, the three points will be much easier.
Tarami’s contribution to scoring this season has been disastrous
Ignacio Camacho, the reporter of “AS” (as), discussed the match between Porto and Barcelona and criticized the performance of Porto’s attackers in the current season of the Portuguese League. In a part of his note, he wrote: Taremi, professionally, is one of the trusted men of “Concisao” and is usually in the main team composition. But his contribution to the team’s goals this season has been disastrous. He has scored only one goal in 589 minutes and in seven games in the Portuguese league. “Tony” also scored two goals in 244 minutes. Statistics and figures that are very good news for Barcelona, Porto’s rival in the Champions League.
Porto lost against their traditional rivals Benfica in their last game in the seventh week of the Portuguese league, while they were down to 10 men in the first half. But on the other side of the field, Barcelona managed to defeat Sevilla in their last game with an own goal by Sergio Ramos. Thanks to their long-time rivals Ramos, they got three important points and will go into tonight’s match in very good spirits.
In the group H table, Barcelona and Porto are at the top of the table with 3 points, and Shakhtar Donetsk and Antwerp are without points. These two teams will play tonight’s Champions League match and should probably try to get to the Europa League.